The Council’s recommendations were advanced by the Community Preservation Committee (CPC), including $16.3 million for affordable housing, $8.15 million for historic preservation, and $8.15 million for open space and recreation initiatives. In addition, the Council approved $1.76 million for future CPA community preservation funding rounds.

The historic preservation awards represent a significant investment in preserving historic buildings, cultural institutions, community archives, theaters, religious properties, and neighborhood landmarks across Boston.

The Community Preservation Act is funded through a dedicated surcharge on local property taxes, matched in part by statewide CPA trust funds. In Boston, CPA funding supports projects in three primary categories: historic preservation, affordable housing, and parks and open space. Historic preservation grants help protect and rehabilitate buildings, landscapes, archives, and cultural resources that contribute to Boston’s history and neighborhood identity.

The FY2026 historic preservation recommendations presented to the City Council by CPA staff reflect the breadth of Boston’s historic resources, supporting projects ranging from landmark civic buildings and theaters to church restorations, archival preservation efforts, accessibility improvements, and the rehabilitation of historically significant community structures.

The proposed FY2026 historic preservation grant recipients are as follows:

Brighton Allston Congregational Church Brighton/Allston $500,000

Archival Preservation at the CLA Citywide $56,980

Hyde Park Historical Society Archives Hyde Park $231,000

Greater Love Tabernacle Church Dorchester $274,716

First Haitian Baptist Church of Boston Dorchester $597,850

Capen House Acquisition Dorchester $100,000

G Code Tech Carriage House Dorchester $528,040

Old State House Downtown $278,019

Riverside Theater Boston Hyde Park $625,331

B.F. Sturtevant Blower Works Powerhouse Hyde Park $285,482

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Phillips Brooks Memorial RR Acquisition Hyde Park $500,000

Hope Central Church, Phase 3 Jamaica Plain $595,000

Community Care Collaborative Jamaica Plain $190,331

Ionic Hall Roxbury $812,307

Page Academy Roxbury $92,405

Accessibility at 130 Warren Street Roxbury $146,654

Boston Wharf Company Sign South Boston $465,453

Haley House Roof Repair South End $291,500

Center Street Jewish Cemeteries West Roxbury $426,800

This article was prepared by Katherine Kottaridis, Director of the Office of Historic Preservation.